3D Visualization of Relation Clusters from OWL Ontologies.
Jahangheer S. Shaik, Cartik R. Kothari, David J. Russomanno, Mohammed Yeasin · SWWS · 2006
This paper presents an enhanced methodology to visualize clusters of relations from OWL ontologies. The relations are clustered by comparing their intrinsic semantics. The intrinsic semantics of every relation from an input ontology is explicitly specified by a framework of 32 common elements; each element captures a specific aspect of the relationship between a relation’s domain and range. Using this framework, each relation can be represented in a 32 dimensional “relation space.” Relation clusters in 32 dimensions are projected to 3 dimensions using an automated 3D star coordinate visualization technique. Results from the application of the proposed algorithm to visualize relation clusters from the IEEE SUMO Ontology are presented in this paper; and discussed in the context of their potential utility to knowledge reuse and interoperability on the Semantic Web.